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U.S. Fears Aleppo Is Next for Attack

8/28/2013 12:03PM

Obama administration officials believe they must respond quickly to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons, or else the regime will deploy them again in Syria's largest city, now a key stronghold of the opposition. Dion Nissenbaum reports. Photo: Getty Images.

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... I ... the US ... and so ... the Syrian town of Aleppo to be the next again it by chemical weapons it's one St was twenty I was in the lunch right I'm Simon Constable in full Wendy ... joining us now is Wall Street tunnel Wealth News reported the Heilman this about me joins us from Washington DC ... aam the Dalai on this is the U S government's I'm saying but that's what they expect fight with a chemical weapons ... the ad that there's a concern that that the attack in Damascus if there isn't a response ... I could be used as ... a ... as another chance for Syria to attack Aleppo which as you know is is the main strong tone for the rebels so if there is no response ... the US is concerned that they'll just continue to use it and use it more broadly than Wednesday's attack in Damascus ... and ... Aleppo is not only stronghold for the raffle it's also a very important city for trade links right it is is is the biggest commercial city ... in this area and a lot of good so aam ... when I was a wall with owning an amount of the country through a lot of ... it is he adds it's it's the biggest city in Syria its taxes how is that important ... um we know we've all seen the images coming out of all up over the last two years it's been it's been decimated down ... I buy this civil war aam and and it's a it's a very important that city ... by economically politically emotionally psychologically it's it's really a at the epicenter of the conflict ... now let's of thy way and that this week we're expecting some other things more somewhat less than expected ... well the administration is is basically trying to prepares its case and layout for the American people and the world ... what it believes it has in terms of intelligence to prove I'll ... what they believe was this chemical weapons take the IV administration ... so they're putting together a variety of evidence from ... from doctors from intelligence sources from satellite imagery E ... I and and they're gonna make a case in there trying to determine how much of this classified information they can make public the kid back to happen as soon as today so ... where were set of waiting to see exactly what kind of case they're gonna make around fifty shows ... I've demonstrative plea that the Irish team was behind this attack ... and the UK is prompting a security Council ... resolution ... and that would seem to me to be the something above all that was the time because Russia was on the Security Council my will no doubt to ... veto any resolution to act on Syria Iraq ... Stan and I think that they're very sternly are calls from some allies to try and use the United Nations to go through ... United Nations channels for this but the iam ... the US is been saying all this week that they they feel like that track is probably a dad and I are preparing an alternative for it ... interesting stuff to